Ansible Role: NUT Client

Installs NUT client on Linux servers for Network UPS Tools power control.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

nut_client_ups: nut-server
nut_client_server: 127.0.0.1
nut_client_username: observer
nut_client_password: password_here
nut_client_type: secondary

Controls the nut-client primary server access options.

nut_client_state: started
nut_client_enabled: true

Controls the nut-client service options.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  become: true
  roles:
    - geerlingguy.nut_client

License

GPLv3

Author Information

This role was created in 2025 by Jeff Geerling, author of Ansible for DevOps.